Charles gottlob macht



C. G, MACH'T.

Improvement in Childrens Carriages.

No. 123,408. I Patented Feb. 6, 137-2.

CHARLES GOTTLOB MACHT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

iMPROVEMENT lN CHILDRENS CARRIAGESB Specification forming part ofLetters Patent No. 123,408, dated February 6, 1872.

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1, CHARLES Go'rTLoB MACHT, of the city, county, and State of NewYork,have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in ChildrensCarriages, of which the following is a specification:

The main part of my invention relates to a childrens carriage which isso constructed that it can easily be laid together in form ofatravcling-bag, so that it may most convenientlybe transported; and, incase it is to be used, just as easily be set up again.

Description of the Accompanying Drawing.

Figure 1 is a front view; Fig. 2 aside view, and Fig. 3 a back view ofmy invention, while Fig. 4 represents the same as being in execution.

Similar letters of reference in all figures indicate correspondingparts.

A is the front part, and B the back part of the carriage. A, the frontpart, represents a combination of the front wheels and their axletreewith the bearings Z l and the front part of the carriagebottom. Bothparts of the carriage are connected with each other by means of thejoint j, and kept in their straight position by means of the latches tt, 8170. The back wheels are secured on their axle-tree by means ofselfadjusting springs, which latter being properly fastened to the pins,allow the wheels to be easily removed from the axletree and just aseasily be replaced and secured again on said axle-tree. The connectionof said axle-tree with the bottom of the carriage is established bymeans of the rods 2* r and the bench-plate p.

Rods and bench-plate are fastened firmly together. The rods are roundand so placed that they can easily move up and down throughcorrespondingholes with which the axle-tree is pro vided. The fasteningof the bench-plate p to the bottom of the carriage is finally effectedby means of the hooks h h, (which are fixed on the edges to the rightand left of the bottom of the carriage,) cla-sping in correspondingholes with which both ends of said bench-plate are provided. Instead ofone carriage-spring two springs of steel or brass wire of sufficientstrength may be used, in which case they are best to be placed so thateach rod is surrounded by one of said springs. The back part of thecarriage is provided with the usual arrangement, M, for the handling andmoving of the same. It is attached to the bottom of the carriage bymeans of a joint, so that it can be moved and fastened on the back sideof the carriage in case the parts of the same have to be disconnectedand laid together; otherwise, when the carriage is to be used, said partwill be held in the required position by means of the hooks h, h, &c.,as may be seen in the drawing. The bottom, as well as the whole frontpart of the carriage, have to be made de creasing in width in order thatsaid front part may be easily turned over and laid down inside the backpart of the carriage without experiencing any hindering in regard tospace. The bottom and top of the carriage should not be over fifteeninches wide, while the sides can be so arranged, as shown in thedrawing, that the necessary space for the inside of the carriage isobtained 3 thus the parts of the carriage, when disconnected and laidtogether, will not occupy any more space than a traveling-bag of usualsize. A bag, made of canvas or of any other suitable material, which maybe nicely trimmed or plain, is rolled together and fastened on aconvenient place on the front or back part of the carriage. It servesfor the purpose to give the carriage, when laid together, a substantialcovering, so that it may most conveniently be transported either by hand(for which end the top part of the carriage is pro vided with handles)or by any other means.

From the foregoing description and the following directions anybody willbe enabled to disconnect the mentioned parts of the carriage, to laythem properly together in form of a traveling-bag, and to reconnect themor reestablish the carriage again, in a time not exceeding ten minutes,without any failure or difficulty whatsoever: First, cover the cushionsand pillows inside the carriage with a piece of cloth or canvas in orderto prevent them from getting dusty. Second, displace the latches t t onthe front part of the carriage; lift an d turn said part over and placeit as convenient inside the back part of the carriage. Third, remove theback wheels from their axle-tree by means of pressing down the before-mentioned self-adjusting springs.

Fourth, disconnect the bench-plate p from the bottom part of thecarriage. Fifth, place these 2 scenes and the other disconnected parts,850., inside the back part of the carriage and cover them with apiece ofcloth or canvas. Sixth, unhook part M, direct it upright, and fasten itby means of straps on the back part of the carriage. Seventh, draw thementioned bag over the Whole and close it, as convenient.

The reconnecting of the different parts of the carriage or there-establishment of the latter is done inversely, but in the sameregular manner.

Having now fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- Witnesses:

F. RUSCHHAUPT, GEO. FROTSOHER.

